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Can you believe it?! After months of design and refining and debating, we have a logo! Scroll through to see what we're calling our daytime look and our evening look, and the incredible graphic designer who masterminded these designs. If you need a graphic designer, we HIGHLY recommend @hannah.barley -- she's thoughtful, has original ideas, and has the talent to put them to paper. We appreciated her willingness to make endless tiny changes and show us several versions of each iteration. She answered all of our many questions and seemed to really get what Tenderfoot is all about without a lot of explaining. Maybe that's because she's a fellow Appalachian Trail thru-hiker, so she's lived elements of the sustainable, self-reliant lifestyle that Tenderfoot seeks to foster. Hannah, thanks for putting that thru-hiker determination into getting our logo just right! Check out more of Hannah's work at hannahbarley.com. #shopsmall #graphicdesign #sofreakingexcited #eveninglook #moonscape #goinggreen #nonprofit #startup #logodesinger A year ago today we summited Mount Katahdin in Maine. It was the northernmost point on the trail, and for us, the halfway mark. It took us 4 months to get to this mountaintop, and by the time we arrived, our muscles were rock solid, our knees ached, and our feet were mostly numb (an effect that still lingers in our big toes). The second half of the trail took us only 3 months, and that included the 9 antsy days we spent sitting, waiting for hurricanes to pass. The north is just harder - by a lot - so getting to the top of Katahdin felt...we're still at a loss for words a year later. It's immense: the climb, the view, the pride, the disbelief, the gratitude, the feeling of being big and so capable but small because, after all this time you're only halfway there. We didn't post these pictures a year ago because of superstition. We didn't want to share one end until we'd reached our true end for fear the universe would lay us flat - break our limbs and say Katahdin was far enough. The past week has marked a lot of big stuff. The week surrounding Labor Day is when we'll forever remember buying Tenderfoot's home, getting engaged, and climbing to the top of Katahdin. Prepare for this to be a grand annual celebration at Tenderfoot headquarters. #keepgoing #yeswecan #appalachiantrail #flipflop #thruhikers #imissgalaxyandsongbird #tenderfootadventures #nonprofit #startup #selfreliance #interdependence Two years ago today, this guy proposed to me with a ring he'd hand-carved from wood. I was surprised, honestly. I came with some very specific ideas that would require a lot of room in his life -- things like the dream of starting a sustainability nonprofit and sharing our living space with college students. Travis more than made room. He jumped in with both feet and with both arms wrapped tight around me and my wild scheme. In the two years since he carved that ring, he's quit his job, hiked 2,200 miles to raise money for Tenderfoot, and now spends his days designing and literally building that living space we'll soon share with students. He hasn't done all of this for me. I just happen to have been indescribably lucky to have found someone who cares about sustainability, nature, and education as much as I do. Bonus, he has the skills that I'm missing to make this work. That ring he hand-carved was early proof that he understood and shared my values, and the proof just keeps piling up. Trav, I love our team. Thanks for being all in. #tenderfootadventures #partners #daringgreatly #sustainabilityeducation #nonprofit #startup You're looking at Tenderfoot's NEW HOME! This is what we hiked for, what we've been working toward since 2011 when Tenderfoot was just an unnamed idea. This is where we'll grow food and raise chickens and cook from scratch. It's where we'll host students and teach classes and foster the kind of thinking and skills that can solve big problems. This is where we'll harness solar power and capture rain water to minimize our impact on natural resources. It's where we'll support each other in trying new things and being brave enough to learn from failure. We're excited and scared and incredibly thankful to the previous owners who cared about our mission and accepted our offer. Can't wait to start sharing these awesome 16 acres with you all. If you want an early glimpse, we'll be holding an open house October 12-13. More details soon! #sayyourdreamsoutloud #homesweethome #failforward #daregreatly #nonprofit #startup #greenliving
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